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Control of Legionella Bacteria in water systems

This is a two day course for those in control of premises and
those with health and safety responsibilities for others, to help
them comply with their legal duties in relation to
legionella. These include identifying and assessing sources
of risk, preparing a scheme to prevent or control risk,
implementing, managing and monitoring precautions, keeping records
of precautions and appointing a manager to be responsible for
others. The course will comprise a number of modules presented by a
combination of interactive theory, practical and workshop
training.

The course will cover:

The facts about the legionella organism and how it causes
disease

Lgionella detection methods

An introduction to HSE's Approved Code of Practice and
technical guidance

Wet cooling systems, associated plant and how the risk from
legionella can arise

The risk arising from hot and cold water systems

Other risk systems

System monitoring and system disinfection

The procedures involved during an outbreak of legionnaires
disease

What the regulator does

Your health and safety

Who should attend?

This course applies and will appeal to anyone that needs to be
competent in the control of legionella water hygiene; this includes
the person carrying out regular checks right through to senior
managers. The course is suitable for engineers and managers
with responsibilities related to legionella control within their
buildings / factories / premises. It also well suited for
health and safety professionals responsible for developing or
undertaking legionella risk assessments.

Who will present the course?

The course will be presented by HSL scientists and HSE
operational regulators. The people involved with presenting
the course have a wealth of first hand microbiology and regulatory
experience relating to legionella. This experience covers
research microbiology in occupational health and safety and
inspection / investigation of water systems where there have been
operational failings e.g. outbreak investigations.

The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of
Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good
links to mainline train stations and Manchester International
Airport.

Cost

The cost of this course is £TBA per person, this includes course
notes, guidance book and lunch/refreshments.

Please note the invoice option is not available within 4
weeks of the course date, or for overseas customers. If you
are selecting the invoice option for payment, it will be mandatory
to input a purchase order/reference number as we are unable to
process booking forms without this.

For further dates and additional information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk
or contact the Training & Conferences Unit
at HSL directly on +44 (0)203 028 3704.